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Jim Nill, Les Jackson are on the same page heading into the June 30 draft; plus get some draft updates here

Here’s a story I wrote today on how new GM Jim Nill, who has been involved in scouting and drafting for most of his career, will join forces with Les Jackson, who has done the same thing for the Stars for most of the past two decades, in hopes of creating a draft superteam.

The Stars have some interesting choices at the June 30 NHL draft in Newark, N.J., including whether or not they want to try to move up with either the 10th overall pick or with Boston’s first round pick (which will be 27th, 28th, 29th or 30th). It appears the best forwards will be available before the 10th pick, and if the Stars want to focus on one of those players (Sean Monahan,Elias Lindholm or Valeri Nichushkin), they might have to move up. They also could stay at 10th and possibly get a solid defenseman. Different people have different opinions, but there are some who believe there is a strong line between the first six and the second six, and there are some who believe the draft is solid all the way through the top 20.

While we concentrate on the 10th pick, the one the Stars might really want to improve is Boston’s first-round (acquired in the Jaromir Jagr deal). If they can move that pick into the top 20 with a trade, they might be very happy with the results.

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